The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-04-20

Archbishop Taschereau, of Quebe

Archbishop Taschereau, of Quebec,
has issued the following circular letter bear
ing ON the Knights of Labor question:
In September. 1884, the Holy See was con-
suited by me the society of the Knights OF
Labor, condemned IL under pain Of grievous
sin, and charged the Bishops TO deter their
diocesans therefrom. as l did I'm my circular
letter Of the I'd OF February, 1885. After the
representations made by their Lordships. the
Bishops OF the United States the Holy See has
suspended until further orders the effect of that
sentence. In consequence. 1 authorize the
confessors OF the diocese TO absolve knights OF
Labor on the following conditions, which il is
your bounden duty to explain TO them and
make them Observes
L. That thoy confess and sincerely repent the
grievous sin which they committed by not obey
ing tbs decree OF september. 1884.
That they be ready to abandon this society
as soon as the Holy See shall ordain it,
3. That they sincerely and explicitly promise
absolutely to avoid all that may either favor
Masonic or other condemned societies, or violate
state.
A. That they abstain from every promise and
from every oath by which they would bind
themselves either TO obey blindly all orders OF
the directors Of the society, or keep solute Sc
crecy. even toward the lawful authorities See
Discipline. p. 2l7l
The report is confirmed of the pur-
chase of the Won Ranke library for the pur-
pose of bringing il to America. 1t was not
bought for the Garrett Biblical Institute of
Evanston, Ill, however, but is going to the
Syracuse University. The library contains
5000 volumes and 5000 pamphlets, and is
considered the finest historical collection in
the world.
Largely attended meetings, called by
Irish American citizens to express sympathy
for Ireland and protest against the coercion
bill now before the British Parliament, were
held in various cities of the United
States on the 14th inst In Wash
ington City Congressman Springer pre-
sided over a gathering that filed Ma
sonic Temple. Speeches were made by Con-
gressmen Springer, Grain of Texas, and Snive-
ly of Indiana, Gen Rosecrans, Gen. Broderick
of Virginia, Gen. George A Sheridan, ex-
Senator Van Wyck, and others. Letters ex-
pressing sympathy with the object of the
meeting were read from Senators John
Sherman and Sabin and Congressman s.
5. Cox Strong resolutions were adopted.
Gov. McGill presided at mass meeting in St
Paul Speeches were made by Congressman
Wilson and Mcdonald, States Attorney Gen.
Plat and others. sympathetic letters were
read from Senator G. X. Davis and Congress
man Knute Nelson, and resolutions were
passed which strongly condemn coercion.
There were similar meetings in New York.
Baltimore and other cities, at which the usual
resolutions were passed and ordered sent to
Mr.. Gladstone.
Many prominent manufacturers of
Canada oppose reciprocity with the United
States as inimcal to their interests, and will
resist any such scheme with all the means in
their power.
Daniel Jewell, wife-murderer, was
executed in the jail-yard at St Louis. Ben
Brown negro was hanged at Nashville
The failures throughout the United
| States for the week were only lag X G. Dun
Co, in their weekly review of trade, say:
Considering the embarrassment from uncer-
tainty as to freights accounts OF trade
prisingly satisfactory IL is the almost universal
| testimony that retail trade is unusually large
| No embarrassment appears in collections ex-
cept where real estate or mining speculation
| locks up all available means or in some local
| tiles where bad roads still block business, but
| in most cases Improvement is reported. The
remarkable activity is clearly connected with
| the exceedingly plentiful supply of money
| which is more abundant where some need was
! previously reported, while at many points, as
at Memphis, money was never so abundant
before. Rates rise TO ten per cent, or eight to
ten, only ut some far Western points, or where
| speculation RACES, but are usually moderate for
| the locality.
The third and last week of Miss Kate
Claxon's Chicago engagement will be devoted
to the production at Mcvicker's Theater of an
adaptation of one of D'Ennery's plays called
"The Brain-Stealer." The play is said to deal
with alcoholism in a very realistic manner
The cast is strong one, including Miss Clax-
ton, Miss Catherine Lewis, and Mr.. Charles A.
| Stevenson.